THE COLLIER CITIZENS COUNCIL HAS TAKEN POSITIONS ON A HOST OF LOCAL ISSUES Supported increasing tourist tax to 5% Opposed fragmentation of EMS training and control Supported consolidation of Golden Gate & East Naples Fire Districts Recommended naming of Fred Coyle Freedom Park Led successful effort to increase TDC funding of non-profits Analyzed effectiveness of […]
Published in Florida Weekly on 11/7/19 NANCY LASCHEID TO RECEIVE CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD By Dave Trecker A longtime provider of health care to Collier County’s working poor, Nancy Lascheid has been chosen to receive the Murray Hendel Civic Achievement Award for 2019. She will be honored at a ceremony in December. Named for Mr. Hendel, […]
Published in Naples Daily News, 11/8/18 MARTIN HONORED FOR WORK WITH TREATMENT COURTS By Dave Trecker It remains one of Collier County’s most persistent problems. Mental health and substance abuse affects thousands (the number swollen by the opioid crisis), leads to homelessness and fills our already-crowded jails. Treatment facilities are limited, and halfway houses for […]
Published in the Naples Daily News, 12/2/17 HONORING A LONG-TIME COMBATANT OF IDENTITY THEFT By Dave Trecker Who among us has not been a victim of identity fraud? Who hasn’t had their computer hacked or credit card stolen, leading to unauthorized purchases or diverted tax refunds or accessed bank accounts or stolen medical records? Maddening, […]
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